Medical and Biomedical Researches

e-Learning in medical education Guide 32 Part 2: Technology, management and design.

June 27th, 2008
e-Learning in medical education Guide 32 Part 2: Technology, management and design. With e-learning now part of the medical education mainstream, both educational and practical technical and informatics skills have become an essential part of the medical teacher\'s portfolio. The Guide is intended to help teachers ...

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AMEE Guide 32: e-Learning in medical education Part 1: Learning, teaching and assessment.

June 27th, 2008
AMEE Guide 32: e-Learning in medical education Part 1: Learning, teaching and assessment. In just a few years, e-learning has become part of the mainstream in medical education. While e-learning means many things to many people, at its heart it is concerned with the educational uses ...

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Physician-teacher characteristics associated with learner-centered teaching skills.

June 27th, 2008
Physician-teacher characteristics associated with learner-centered teaching skills. Background: Academic institutions do not have a way to identify physician-teachers who are proficient in learner-centered teaching. Aim: To identify physician characteristics associated with being highly learner-centered. Methods: A cohort of 363 physicians was surveyed. Measured items included personal ...

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Evaluation of an online, case-based interactive approach to teaching pathophysiology.

June 27th, 2008
Evaluation of an online, case-based interactive approach to teaching pathophysiology. Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate a new pedagogical approach in teaching fluid, electrolyte and acid-base pathophysiology in undergraduate students. Methods: This approach comprises traditional lectures, the study of clinical cases on the ...

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Knowledge, acceptance and perception towards brainstem death among medical students in Hong Kong: a

June 27th, 2008
Knowledge, acceptance and perception towards brainstem death among medical students in Hong Kong: a questionnaire survey on brainstem death. Background: Brainstem death (BSD), defined as the irreversible loss of consciousness, brainstem reflexes and the capacity to breathe, is not an uncommon scenario seen in the day ...

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Advanced 3D visualization in student-centred medical education.

June 27th, 2008
Advanced 3D visualization in student-centred medical education. Background: Healthcare students have difficulties achieving a conceptual understanding of 3D anatomy and misconceptions about physiological phenomena are persistent and hard to address. 3D visualization has improved the possibilities of facilitating understanding of complex phenomena. A project was carried ...

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Antagonism between Bacillus cereus and Pseudomonas fluorescens in planktonic systems and in biofilms

June 27th, 2008
Antagonism between Bacillus cereus and Pseudomonas fluorescens in planktonic systems and in biofilms. In the environment, many microorganisms coexist in communities competing for resources, and they are often associated as biofilms. The investigation of bacterial ecology and interactions may help to improve understanding of the ability ...

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Acceptance of HIV testing among women attending antenatal care in south-western Uganda: risk factors

June 27th, 2008
Acceptance of HIV testing among women attending antenatal care in south-western Uganda: risk factors and reasons for test refusal. A problem commonly encountered in programs for prevention of mother-to-child-transmission (PMTCT) of HIV in sub-Saharan Africa is low rates of HIV test acceptance among pregnant women. In ...

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Pharmacy-refill measure of adherence to efavirenz can predict maintenance of HIV viral suppression.

June 27th, 2008
Pharmacy-refill measure of adherence to efavirenz can predict maintenance of HIV viral suppression. The objective of this study was to determine if a lower rate of adherence (<95%) is sufficient to maintain HIV viral suppression in patients on an efavirenz-based regimen. This study was a retrospective ...

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The role of partnership dynamics in determining the acceptability of condoms and microbicides.

June 27th, 2008
The role of partnership dynamics in determining the acceptability of condoms and microbicides. Microbicides are a class of substances under development that could reduce the sexual transmission of HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases when applied locally to genital mucosal surfaces. Microbicide acceptability research has largely ...

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Education status among orphans and non-orphans in communities affected by AIDS in Tanzania and Burki

June 27th, 2008
Education status among orphans and non-orphans in communities affected by AIDS in Tanzania and Burkina Faso. The AIDS pandemic has created an estimated 15 million orphans who may face elevated risk of poor health and social outcomes. This paper compares orphans and non-orphans regarding educational status ...

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Experiences of and responses to HIV among African and Caribbean communities in Toronto, Canada.

June 27th, 2008
Experiences of and responses to HIV among African and Caribbean communities in Toronto, Canada. African and Caribbean communities in Canada and other developed countries are disproportionately affected by HIV/AIDS. This qualitative study of African and Caribbean communities in Toronto sought to understand HIV-related stigma, discrimination, denial ...

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Truth and consequences: a qualitative exploration of HIV disclosure in older adults.

June 27th, 2008
Truth and consequences: a qualitative exploration of HIV disclosure in older adults. While the number of older adults living with HIV/AIDS has increased substantially in recent years, research on HIV disclosure among this population is extremely limited. Studies on disclosure have typically not recruited older persons ...

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Low male partner participation in antenatal HIV counselling and testing in northern Tanzania: implic

June 27th, 2008
Low male partner participation in antenatal HIV counselling and testing in northern Tanzania: implications for preventive programs. This study aimed to describe the prevalence and predictors for male partner participation in HIV voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) at two primary healthcare clinics in Moshi urban, Tanzania ...

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The impact of environmental risk factors on HIV-associated cognitive decline in children.

June 27th, 2008
The impact of environmental risk factors on HIV-associated cognitive decline in children. Both the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and environmental stress have been independently associated with decreased cognitive functioning in children. Given that they are also known to have a strong relationship with each other, the ...

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The impact of project closure on HIV incidence and mortality in a cohort of couples in Lusaka, Zambi

June 27th, 2008
The impact of project closure on HIV incidence and mortality in a cohort of couples in Lusaka, Zambia. The objective of this study was to assess the impact of temporary closure of an HIV research clinic on the health of study participants. Primary data were collected ...

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Patterns of care in two HIV continuity clinics in Uganda, Africa: a time-motion study.

June 27th, 2008
Patterns of care in two HIV continuity clinics in Uganda, Africa: a time-motion study. The study objectives were to identify opportunities to improve the quality of care in resource-limited settings by examining the workflow and patient activities at two large outpatient HIV clinics in Uganda. Using ...

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Psychosocial predictors of somatic symptoms in adolescents of parents with HIV: a six-year longitudi

June 27th, 2008
Psychosocial predictors of somatic symptoms in adolescents of parents with HIV: a six-year longitudinal study. The objective of this study was to identify salient parent and adolescent psychosocial factors related to somatic symptoms in adolescents. As part of a larger intervention study conducted in New York, ...

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An assessment of the understanding of the offer of routine HIV testing among pregnant women in rural

June 27th, 2008
An assessment of the understanding of the offer of routine HIV testing among pregnant women in rural Zimbabwe. The objective of this study is to assess the understanding of routine offer of HIV testing among women using antenatal care (ANC) services in a rural African district. ...

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Dealing with a positive result: routine HIV testing of pregnant women in Vietnam.

June 27th, 2008
Dealing with a positive result: routine HIV testing of pregnant women in Vietnam. HIV testing is an essential component of PMTCT. It can be offered to pregnant women through different testing models, ranging from voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) to routine and mandatory testing. This study ...

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Effects of progressive resistive exercise in adults living with HIV/AIDS: systematic review and meta

June 27th, 2008
Effects of progressive resistive exercise in adults living with HIV/AIDS: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized trials. This systematic review examined the effectiveness and safety of progressive resistive exercise (PRE) interventions on immunological/virological, cardiopulmonary, weight, and body composition, strength and psychological outcomes in adults living with ...

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Desire for motherhood: exploring HIV-positive women’s desires, intentions and decision-making in at

June 27th, 2008
Desire for motherhood: exploring HIV-positive women\'s desires, intentions and decision-making in attaining motherhood. With access to prevention of parent-to-child transmission (PPTCT) and antiretroviral therapy (ARV), people living with HIV/AIDS are better able to consider childbearing and parenthood. However, there is limited understanding of the reproductive healthcare ...

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The Greater Involvement of People Living with AIDS principle: theory versus practice in Ontario’s H

June 27th, 2008
The Greater Involvement of People Living with AIDS principle: theory versus practice in Ontario\'s HIV/AIDS community-based research sector. Drawing on the Greater Involvement of People with HIV/AIDS (GIPA) principle, the HIV/AIDS movement began to \"democratize\" research in Canada in the mid-1990s. To date, there is little ...

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Conceptualizing antiretroviral adherence in Beijing, China.

June 27th, 2008
Conceptualizing antiretroviral adherence in Beijing, China. International health experts agree that China is on the verge of an AIDS crisis. In response, the Chinese government initiated the \"Four Frees and One Care\" policy in 2003 to decrease economic barriers and increase access to antiretroviral therapies for ...

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Quantitative Bioassay of Surface-bound Prion Infectivity.

June 27th, 2008
Quantitative Bioassay of Surface-bound Prion Infectivity. The unconventional nature of the infectious agent of prion diseases poses a challenge to conventional infection control methodologies. The extra neural tissue distribution of variant and sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease has increased concern regarding the risk of prion disease transmission via ...

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